The Fire Hose of Chaos: China's First Domino - Zeihan on Geopolitics

Commentary by Ivan Mikloš: The tariff war with China may cause shortages of some products in the US. While it won't mean empty shelves, which were common in centrally planned economies, Americans will pay more for shoes, toys, and a host of other products.

The Fire Hose of Chaos: China's First Domino - Zeihan on Geopolitics

As the pressure within the Chinese system continues to mount, you can expect to see signs as the first few things begin to crack. Those first pieces to slip will be manufactured goods, processed materials, and services.The manufactured goods we all think of first are the consumer goods – aka all the crap that you use daily. Sure, we will face shortages on these things, but they can be replaced with time. The more critical side of manufactured go…